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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 AM CDT SUN AUG 21 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR A MORE DETAILED
FORECAST WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COASTLINE...


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION HARVEY INLAND NEAR 16.0N 60.4W
AT 0900 UTC MOVING WNW OR 290 AT 19 KT. HARVEY WILL WEAKEN
FURTHER AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. THE PATH OF HARVEY WILL ALLOW
WINDS TO INCREASE IN THE SOUTHERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TODAY. A WEAK
RIDGE ELSEWHERE THROUGH FORECAST PERIOD. TROPICAL STORM IRENE
WAS CENTERED NEAR 16.4N 61.3W AT 0900 UTC AND WAS MOVING W OR
280 DEG AT 18 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
IRENE IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH CARIBBEAN TO THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA NEAR 24.5N 80.5W BY THU. WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE E
GULF THU.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE N
OF 28N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE
20 TO 25 KT E OF 93W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 21N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT
DURING EVENINGS ALONG COAST OF YUCATAN. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT E OF 92W.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.MON THROUGH WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS
DEVELOPING LATE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.WED...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS
OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS S OF 25N.
.THU...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.


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